Archive for the ‘LR Baggs Element’ Category

For quick in and out gigs and playing background music in restaurants and such I have a nice quick easy set up. Only the speaker and Blue tooth Bose Receiver need ac they are QSC CP 8 and Bose Bluetooth receiver.

The pedalboard and Wireless do not need ac they run on rechargeable batteries. The paddleboard is powered by the pedal train Volto 2 system, and the Sennheiser XSW instrument transmitter and receiver or rechargeable via USB type three cables.

The Pedalboard Settings to QSC CP 8 speaker.

L.R. Baggs Align Series Equalizer and Settings in blue (what I start with)

TC Electronic Spark Booster

Kokko Space Reverb (Hall)

L.R. Baggs Align Series Active DI

Sennheiser XSW transmitter and receiver.

Transmitter plugged into a Córdoba 45 FP With L.R. Baggs lyric pick up

What comes with the purchase of the Sennheiser XSW digital instrument transmitter and receiver package.

The Compact and lightweight travel system is completed. It begins with the Andy Culpepper Flamenco Blanca with the LR Baggs Dual Source Pick Up going to the pedalboard by CNZ Audio and powered by Pedaltrain’s Volto 2. The pedals are the Line 6 G30 (Underneath) LR Baggs Align Series Equalizer, Reverb, TC Electronic Spark & Ditto, LR Baggs Active DI. Then XLR Out to the Bose S1 Pro PA.

I basically have 3 systems each has thir purpose. They are as follows.

#1 the most. Its main component is the Grace Design AliX that dose the Gain, EQ, Bost, Effects loop, DI out to get the signal I use s Saturn Works A/B Switcher one signal is wireless A and the other is s cable B into a one line out. This goes to the Grace AliX I do the Gain structure hear and eq the lows and tame 110Hz on High I give 1-2db bost. I run a tuner the DÁDDARÍO pedal tuner from line out. My effects loop has the KoKKo Space Reverb and Digitech Jam Man Solo XT Looper. I use this on my 3 giging guitars the Andy Culpepper Blanca with Lr Baggs Dual Source, JDZ Blanca with LR Baggs and a Cordoba GKSL with Fishman Dual Source.

**Update** 9/7/17

I wanted to have the Boss AD-2 for gigs without a Pedalboard and to use with Behringer Europort MPA40BT. So I put the Fishman Aura Nylon on.

#2 Grace BiX to a KoKKo Reverb and a TC Electronic Ditto Looper. Smaller board and less control but great sound. Easier to travel with. I do at time move the Line 6 Wirless over to this pedal board too. I use this on my 3 giging guitars the Andy Culpepper Blanca with Lr Baggs Dual Source, JDZ Blanca with LR Baggs and a Cordoba
#3 Boss AD-2 Pedal I use it for locations where there’s not easy access to AC power and for smaller events like weddings, cocktail hour on the beach. I generally use the pedal with the Behringer Europort MPA40BT battery powered PA speaker. Generally the Cordoba GKSL is the guitar I use.

#4 Boss AD-10 When the new AD-10 becomes available I will try the new digital Preamp out.

To hear the LR Baggs Pickup on a Jorge de Zofia Flamenco Blanca click JDZ & LR Baggs Dual Source. What was used was a Jorge de Zofia Ceader Blanca guitar with a LR Baggs Dual Source Pickup system (Element & Mic) to a Grace Design AliX Preamp then a Strymon blueSky Reverb and Digitech JamMan Solo XT loop pedal in the effects loop. XLR out from AliX to a Phil Jones AC 150 Air Pulse acoustic amp.

Updated “Gig Rig” all starts with a custom hand made Flamenco Cedar Blanca made by Jorge de Zofia of Palm Beach FL. I use D’Addarío EJ45 or EJ45C and EJ25C. It’s outfitted with a L.R. Baggs Dual Souce Pickup System (Element & Mic) to a Line 6 Relay 30. Then it’s all Eq’ed in the Grace Designs FELIX preamp. (At times I also use the DPA 4099 G mic) on all my guitars. In the effects loop I have a Strymon Big Sky, to a DigiTech Jam Man Solo XT with a FS3X foot switch, to a BBE Sonic Stomp back to Felix. The pedals are mounted to the Pedaltrain Fly board. I use the Bose L1 Compact or QSC TouchMix 8 and QSC K10’s.

What LR Baggs says about their “Element Pickup” “Unlike typical undersaddle acoustic guitar pickups that are dependent on string compression for their sound, the Element was engineered to mirror the soundboard’s actual movement as you play. At the heart of the pickup, a flexible film sensor only 2 thousandths of an inch thick picks up the guitar’s most delicate nuances. Tracking the motion of the top rather than a direct string attack suppresses “quack” caused by compression and unlocks the Element’s unrivaled dynamic range. The pickup’s minimalist construction lessens any influence on the acoustic properties and creates an intimate coupling between the pickup and guitar for the highest fidelity possible.” Lr Baggs web page: http://www.lrbaggs.com/pickups/element-acoustic-guitar-pickuphttp://www.lrbaggs.com/pickups/element-acoustic-guitar-pickup&nbsp;

A few folks who read my blog and follow me hear or on FB have asked what I use and like. When you demand the best out of your instrument and gear you try so many things and it can be a long never ending journey. For me it’s taken some years. I would like to say I’ve found what works for me and let’s me play what I hear and feel. My Luithier & guitar of choice is the Jorge De Zofia Cedar Top Blanca. I like her more than other guitars I own. This is for live use. I hope to be getting a Negra soon (hint hint Jorge) from there if you play loud or need to be amplified there is only one choice. I really like my DPA 4099g and Grace Felix Preamp. I have to thank a few folks before I can even mention the system. Thank you Al Marconi, Jason McGuire for telling me about the LR Baggs Dual Source Elemnt and mic. Gerald Rohm who has been so kind. He’s a mechanical genius who has invented a fantastic tool for getting saddles perfectly flat to work wonderfully with pickups. He also designed a fantastic cable for use with the system that takes a TRS Jack and then splits the cable to two TS jacks. It’s the best sounding cable I’ve ever used. I use the D’Addario EJ25B and EJ45C strings. Thank you Yannaki Arrizza for getting me to try new stings😎. Finally everything usually goes to my QSC TouchMix8 and QSC K10’s or Bose L1S and ToneMatch mixer. Thanks to Arturo Romay, Taz Sellers, John Gilliat for sharing techniques on amplification and how to use this gear and sound great. There’s no way I would have the sound I do with out the help and people above who have a passion and desire for perfection, who have shared what they know. Thank you Victor